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Population of Los Angeles 327,685
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN
fl&ssxLoiA"-wyi-i^AiH
AT THE THEATERS
AUDITORIUM—Dark.
BELASOO —"The equaw Man."
BURBAXK —"The Rose of thi> Hancho. 1
OKAKD — "HOW Baxter KutteJ In."
I,OS ANGELES—Vaudeville.
MAJESTIC —Kolb and Pill.
MASON —Dark.
«H/l\wriC —.Mnsiral farce.
OBTHEni — Vaudeville.
PRINCESS —Musical farce.
HERALD'S MOTTOES
A CORRESPONDENT asks us to |
translate "Vestigia nulla retror- I
mini" and "ExcelSlOP." The phrase
an,! tii' 1 wiirii usrii In connection with
Log Angelea Herald menu that there
arc no backward footprints In the path
of progress, and that the aim of this
paper is to <lr> better than ever before.
The causes with which The Herald is
Identified are those related to good gov
ernment; and good government aims
to put into practice the first principles
of Americanism, and to get a .square
deal for everybody.
People only dimly appreciate the fact
that in a society composed of human
units the work that really produces
results and brings about the. greatest
good for the greatest number may bs
classified under two headings: Kir.st—
Team work, for which thorough har
mony, mutual confidence and good un
derstanding are necessary; second —
altruistic work, which consults the wel
fare of others, knowing that individual
welfare is promoted by general welfare.
Selfishness, whether manifested In
the, form of grasping greed or of rock
less personal ambition, is a hindrance
to the development of our civilization
"forward." nulla vestigia retrorsum,
and along the lofty and loftier lines
which lead "excelsior," in order that,
as the Ml Scotch paraphrase says, to
perfection's sacred heights we nearer
still may rise. Human endeavor cannot
reach that height; but it is better to
look up, aim up, struggle up, travel
up, "vis. ;ni'l slune anil five God the
glory," than to stand still or to retro
grade and descend
Hence, inquiring friend, EXCKL
gIORI
Y. M. C. A. SERVICE
FOURTH n'orld-confevence of the
Young Women's Christian asso
ciation at Berlin considered (md
discussed "the place of the Young
Women's Christian association in thfl
social and industrial awakening."
An American delegate said: "This
association is Into a social
sei vl c In Intel ciety in the
questions of llir workshop liO, envir
onment, i ■-! ii life ■■ i u;k rif it, of the
multitude ■ . industrial
workers, H i- again touching social
iervi< •■ « i lit brings toi,'> i her
the women of i women of
labor, svhi |i irn to
know and r antl
the unity o
The Young Womon i I
i 'r Mm can render a wonderful world
servlce in eliminating false and arti
ficial dlßtlncl I ■ '•■.
In taking up the subject <,f social
nisi Inctlona, < he \ oung W< imi n'a
ti.-iii aßsociatlon la rendi ring a valu
able servli eto tl mmunlty. H ■
of wealth must recognize their sister
hood with womi " "i po\ •11 v. in the
United States a worn m with diam
and fun and automobiles has no right
to look down on another woman be
cause she has not diamonds and auto
mobtlefc.
dus distinction founded on wealth
|g cvi is n than cluss distinc
tion founded on lineage. Uvih are de-
Uatably un-Amerii
PROFESSIONAL MENDI
CANCY
ANEW YORK professional beggar
testified h« can earn $fi4 in two
days" "work" at a metropolitan
Mint corner. People who Rive heed
lessly to what they innocently suppose
to be conspicuous examples of poverty
should take warning. Self-respecting
Americana who are destitute don't
stand at street corners soliciting alms.
When they are not discovered and
cared for they quietly and unobtrus
ively die..
Starvation is made possible by the
social eccentricity which bestows reck
less alms .en sturdy public beggars, but
refuses to institute insurance against
poverty and destitution. This insur
ance would be provided by reasonable
assurance of constant employment. In
dependent minded men and women do
not want alms. They want an oppor
tunity of making a living. If oppor
tunity of making a living were abso
lutely guaranteed to all citizens (pref
erentially, if a question of precedence
should come up, to those upon whom
has been devolved the duty of educat
ing and oaring for young citizen? I
the profession of public begging Would
be automatically eliminated from tho
BOClal possibilities of the republic.
ART
A STUDENT was talking to Fred
erick TV. Freer about a painting
plie had seen displayed in a prom
inent place in the business district of
Chicago. It represented some cobs of
corn, in front of which was some ,
actual corn, "and," she said, "the
painting seemed so real that observers
a short distance away could not dis
tinguish between the painted corn and
the natural corn."
A big price was asked for the paint-
Ing. Mr. Freer exclaimed: "Why
should I want to pay $4000 for a paint
ing of a few cobs of corn when I can
buy a whole bushel for ."
"All. well, but, professor." said she,
"what is art, anyway?"
"You've got me.'' said Mr. Freer.
What Is art, anyway? la It a fac
simile of nature? Is it a ludicrous re
production of nature on exaggerated
lines. It is, for instance, Chanti
cleer" Is that barnyard nightmare
ART?
Is a realistic novel art? Is a novel
of exaggerated realism art?
Is it not a fact art is ethereal,
spiritual, intangible, evasive, subtle, a
matter of "know-how?"
Shall we stand by consenting while
all is murdered by realism? Is it not
time for a return to the, first principles
of good taste in writing, painting,
drawing? We have had enough "yel
low," haven't we? Let us cultivate
art in daily life, remembering the
subtle psychtsm which would have
made it possible for Sir Noel Paton to
Introduce an ethereaJized corncob into
a composition with congruity, rele
vancy and harmony. Let us have more
nrt and less artifice.
WOMAN POLICE
WOMAN police 1n Chicago have a
year's record to present to the
public. These women are known
us protective officers; but they are
police in everything but name. Each
has a bent to patrol, and the nature
of the work done may be gathered from
the following report: "Complaints of
selling liquor to minors investigated.
295; complaints of selling tobacco to
minors investigated, h'2: complaints of
selling immoral post cards investi
gated, 49; complaints of pool rooms
investigated. 203; complaints of dance
halls investigated, 92; fj c and ten cent
theaters visited, 1013; penny arcade?
visited, C 7: saloons visited, 755: relief
visits, 174; cases referred to relief or
ganizations, 374; legal aid cases re
ferred, 105; referred to Visiting Nurses'
association, 7; housing cases referred,
.',l; applications referred, 264: placed in
hospitals, 103 : sent to dispensaries,
IK: children placed in homes, 240; slot
machines removed. 22:!; work found for
men, 57: -work found for women, SI;
work found for hoys, S4: work found
for girls, 90; visits to ice cream par
lors, :io6; visits to candy stores, £05."
It is obvious there are "llnp.s" of po
lice work much more efficiently
handled by women than by men. It
took our civilization a long time to find
out the advantage and desirability of
police matrons at the stations. Per
haps we are approaching a general na
tional appreciation of the fact (we
believe it is a fact) there is an ele
ment of unclvilization In detailing po
licemen to arrest female prisoners.
EDUCATION
So much lias bepn said recently as
t.> the uselessness of h classical
education it is refreshing tn find
the most successful an.! the best liked
diplomat and man of affairs In the
world has com" to tho rescue of the
classics. James Bryce, the British am
,,|or, who Is one Of the foremost
living authorities on AmerlcanUm and
the author of the greatest and most ac
curate textbook ever written on tho
subject of the United States and the
American system, said to the students
of the University of Kansas unlveral
if this country are not paying suf
i attention to Latin, Greek, phll
osophy and history.
n and Greek should be studied for
the purpose of acquiring a more inti
m ati iti i reliable knowledge of our bor
rowed polyglot language, which is
heavily their debtor. Philosophy should
he studied in order that the popular
mind m j be trained to take a dlscern
,i rational view of . -\ .v th and
of the day, which ought
to be (but are not > measured arid
tied by their derivative relation to
the pasi and their causative relation
to the future. A deep, accurate knowl
edge of tin 1 hlstor; ■ i 1- i Inlted ■ I
would steady the politics of th<- coun
try and \v.>uid produce good govern
ment almo itlcaly. If the peo
iii«- ni'iv thoroughly grounded In Am. i
in, mm government but k""<I gov
ernuu.-nt would i.i. possible or tUlnl
LOS ANGELES HERALD: MONDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1910.
About 3 A.M.: "Isn't it Wonderful!"
—rifvpl«nii I'laln rv»>r
GOOD TIMES
L< is ANGELES' total bank clear
ings for last week amounted to
Jl7.irtri.32:'. which exceeded by $;'..
--870,168 total for corresponding period
of last year and beat the 190S total by
$6,986,515. Daily gain of clearings dur
ing the week averaged nearly $650,000.
(treat business, activity and prosper
ity arc also indicated by building valu
ations.
Los Angeles' record for the first
twenty days of May shows a gain of
$836,-'tJO, a* compared with correspond
ing period of last year and an increase
Of 221 In number of permits. Total
valuation for twenty days is $1,440,045;
total number of permits is 6fi4.
In Greater Los Angeles Prosperity
is a Condition and not a Theory.
L'nder Good Government, police work
in Greater Los Angeles is improved so
vastly there is little room for criti
cism; and carping hypercritlcism can
not affect the record. Public morality
ha? been aided by the conditions at
tending Good Government, and the day
of "protected vice" is only a faraway
memory. Under the new regime, and
with new standards of official efficien
cy, Los Angeles can look forward to
its future with serene confidence in
its success.
A Highland soldier led King Edward's
Scotch terrier at the head of the
funeral procession, taking precedence
of all the kings of the earth. The High
land soldier means so much to British
imperialism every possible opportunity
is taken to coddle and flatter him and
make the fiery, half-tamed barbarian
north of the Grampians "feel good."
Engineer William Mulholland and B.
Alfred Heinley, his secretary, are both
doing good work by giving illustrated
lectures describing the aqueduct enter
prise The people of Los Angeles and
Southern California should know and
understand our city is engaged in the
triumphant execution of the greatest
engine cling feat of modern times.
rvar! dear! Ho a man who read the
forecasts and predictions as to where
the comet would be seen, and then
went out and saw it in the appointed
place, was merely imaginative. Ac
cording to latest reports, the only peo
ple who saw the comet were those wbo
weren't officially posted as to its
whereabouts.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison advises
Americans to remain American in
any clime and under any flag that
waves. This is excellent advice; and
may we meekly supplement it by sug
gesting the propriety and desirability
of remaining American under the Stars
and Stripes? Americanism begins at
home.
All these different stories about the
comet can't be true. Such a discor
dant medley of alles'.l scientific facts
was never before perpetrated on a
puzzled public. Surely somebody's
(here whistle loudly, and think of
Col. Roosevelt's Btrenuous diction).
Many citizens of Scotch, Irish, Welsh
and Colonial birth are wondering
when- they 'came in" on the King
Edward celebration, They should not
i,e nettled. The king deliberately chose
an English title. No wonder the Eng
lish claim him.
California Building Loan league has
helped home-seekevs an.d home-mak
ers, and encouraged good citizenship.
It shows what co-operation can do,
and has deserved the success it has
achieved.
I.os Angeles high school won the iu
terscholastlc debating championship of
Southern California and the Stanford
cup. That's "the I.os Angeles way."
Congratulations.
Yesterday was the world's Sunday
School day. Everywhere, it was ob
served. The Sunday school is one of
11,,. world's most effective agencies tor
good,
Ho« shockingly plain-spoken was the
greatly daring man who tailed the
tariff act a buncu game. Uccaal ill)
•truth Will out."
State Press Echoes
LIVER A LUXURY
Among the arguments advanced to
show the reason why meat Is higher i
is one which relates that everyone |
wants the very best cuts. To read and
listen, one might be led to imagine that ;
butchers sell the loins and other good
portions of a beef and throw the rest I
away. As a matter of fact there, is just
as much of a demand for the so-called
inferior cuts as ever, and so greatly
has this demand Increased that the
humble soup bone, which the butcher
used to give away, now brings a right I
smart price, while liver, formerly
classed among the by-products, has
actually become a luxury.—San Rrnlto
Advance.
BOXING AND SLUGGING
Boxing i? all right, slugging Is nil
wrong. The art of self-defense with
the weapons nature gave us cannot he
taught too soon or too thoroughly. Bui
making a business out of long-distance
tights, putting men In a ring to hnttlo
with each other for money or prizes
until one or both uro physically ex
hausted, are simply exhibitions that
brutalize rill conscience nnfl disgrace
the community.—San Francisco star.
CONGENIAL TASK
Miss Verna Bohl, census enumerator
for that part of Redding on the west
side of the track, finished her work
and sent in her report on Sunday. May
15, the appointed time. She did thor
ough, conscientious work, oftentimes
visiting a home four, five and six times
in order to get correct and complete
information.— Redding Searchlight.
PERSONAL LIBERTY
A restaurant in New York has failed
because only persons in full evening
were permitted to sit at tho
tables The New Yorkers rebelled at
the regulation and decided that they
would only dine at restaurants where
they could dress as they pleased.—
Sacramento Union.
WET AND DRY
Denver decided by a majority of
about ton thousand votes In the election
yesterday to remain "wet." It is sig
niflcant to note that the extension ol
the franchise of the Denver union
Water company, which was to run for
twenty years, was ■'.<■ Islvely beaten.—
Modesto News.
Far and Wide
INQUIRIES
Therp is a candidate in Kansas who
asks his audiences the following ques
tions- "How do plants grow? What
is electricity? What ■'■"••" gravity pull
with Whence comes matter?" They
•tre pretty foolish looking inquiries, but
they beat the old-fashioned Interroga
tory known n< "whither are we drift
ing?"—Galvi smn Newa.
*'■
WHERE IS IT?
Laat ypar thp various mining regions
or the world provided upward of
nonoon In gold Where haH II gone? It
aoi not appear In the statements of
the finances of the various govern
ments °f tlir- world, nor In the bank
statements.—Salt Lake Tribune.
•:•
BEGINNING OF FAMOUS LAW
The maid was In the garden hanging
out clothes, when alonp came a black
bird and bit oft her nose.
"I'll have an employers liability act
on you," she told the queen.
Thus we see the beginning "f tn''
movement.—New York Sun.
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A DISTINGUISHED INDIAN
Chief I.aeon Kind of the Osages is xo
vearg of age, has fallen out of a third
story window without injury to any
body or anything except th<> window.
and, Incidentally, is thf wealthiest
[ndian in thr» world.—St. l^ouis C.Jloho-
Democrat.
PLACARDED
a pretty erood -'"'' was that played
on a rotund alderman, who wandered
about the streets bearing a placard on
his broad bach ■inscribed:
"Widened at tha expense of the cor
poration."— p.
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SHERMAN'S RETIREMENT
"What has become of '■Sunny Jim
Sherman?" asks the Philadelphia
Press. Don't you remember' He re
tired tn the vice presidency, -Louisville
('ourler-Journal.
ARE YOU ALIVE?
it' the census man didn't catch you
then are you accounted us a dead
one?— Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
•I*
A FAREWELL
it is no Kurprlne to learn thai Harry
Lauder will pome over fofr another lan-
u , ii Hi., inn Herald,
Public Letter Box
TO CORRESPONDENTS— Intended
for publication must be accompanied by th«
name and address of the writer. The Herald
gives the widest latitude to correspondents,
but assumes no responsibility for their views.
Letters must not exceed 300 word*.
BRITAIN'S KING NOT KING OF
ENGLAND, SAYS WELSHMAN
LOS ANGELES. Ma> 21. [Editor
Herald]: For many years King
Edward was Prince of Wales,
but he nver was king of Eng
land. He was king of the United
Kingdom and emperor of India. 1
went to the service the other night
and listened to a groat deal of talk
about the king of England. The Eng
lish are as prone as ever they were to
ignore their Welsh. Scotch and Irish
comrades, without whose good will
there would be neither United Kingdom
nor British empire. What's the mat
ter with the English, any" ay V Yours
for fair play.
OWEN <".. PRITCHARD.
ANGLOMANIA AT MEMORIAL
MAKES SCOT ASK QUESTIONS
LOS ANGELES, May 21.—[Editor
Herald]: When 1 was asked to go to a
King Edward memorial service I
thought the proceedings would be like
those of Empire day, and would apply
to the British empire. Hut. to my as
tonishment, 1 heard nothing but Eng
land, England, England, and a lot of
stuff about the English king. Am I
not correct In believing that Henry
VIII was the last English king? And
that the present royal family reigns
because it lias a wee drappie 'if Scotch
Stuart blood concealed somewhere In
its veins? DONATED MACDONALD
WHY GLORIFY ENGLAND ALONE
IN HONORING DEAD MONARCH?
PASADENA, May 21.—[Editor Her
ald]: 1 don't want to be cranky about
a solemnity; but I want to ask what
became of the United Kingdom of
Great Hritinn and Ireland and of the
British empire at the King Edward
services? Those who attended it heard
a great deal about England and about
the English king, but nothing what
ever about the Scotch king or the
Irish king, the Welsh king or the Co
lonial kins. From your editorial page
I believe you try to give the Celts a
square deal. Why were they Ignored ai
the Edward meeting? A. BTIRLING.
IGNORE IRISH AT MEMORIAL
OF KING THEY FOUGHT FOR
LOS ANOELTS, *Un Sl.—[Editor
Herald]: 1 was persuaded to go,
to tin* King Edward memorial serv
ice because I was told it would not
bo English, Vnit general. But from the
way the speakers talked you would
have thought England was the only
country on the map. Tho Irish troops
in King Edward's regiments fought for
him k.« hard as any. Why were the
rrlsh Ignored at the Los Angeles serv
ices? W. V. O'BRIEN.
A NEW STAMP VENDOR
Mr. Clark Herrold met with a very I
serious accident while onjila mall route
Tuesday. His horse took fright while
stopping sell to stamps, and before it
could be Btopped Mr. Herrold was'
thrown oui and his head struck a trei
rutting a severe sash just above the,
eye and was badly bruised otherwise.
He was brought home and Dr. Opre wan
called and dressed his wounds, remark-
Ing that he came very near making his
last trip with the mail. At this writing
he is reported as doing nicely, and it is
expected ho wilt soon he making his
regular trips again.—Victoria corre
spondence of Galesburg (111.) Repub
lican-Register.
ENVY
"Porno of the lower animals are greatly fav
ored." said the student.
"Vps," replied young 1 Mr?. Torklns. . "Just
think 'of being presented by ■ nature, free of
charge, with a moth-proof fur (■oat!" Wash
ington Star. )|( '
CORONATION ODE
Hail! George V Wettln!
We're not forgettln' •
V, 11 always were one of the Bang.
On sea legs rolling.
Like Poor Tom Bowling.
In the days of auld. auld lane
Syne, and your matles
Around the praties,
Blumgulllon and weak tea,
Pay you always ate hearty,
Like one of the party.
So. here's your health, George V
W'rttin. and may you
Ne'er ruo the day you
Ilegan to "rule the main;"
And, Kir. I'm yours truly,
And wish you duly
a kindly, Wettin reign.
D G. B. I
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Public Distrust of Ballinger and
Wickersham Is Now Overwhelming
(Btß Vr;ini'l«co Call)
I \ RESIDENT TAFT would save
' hlmaelf much annoyance and
constantly recurring Bcandal af
fecting the conduct of his administra
tion if he would quietly boi rid or
Ballinger and Wickersham. The pub
lir distrust i>r these men is overwhelm'
1 in*, and every day they remain in tin'
cabinet adds i" the load that the pres
ident must (airy. Thorp is a place at
which Rood nature ceases to be a vir
tue,
These mm know that they are tho
heavy load which tin- administration
is packing, but they arc not of the
retiring sort and .Hist at; long as tho
president's good nature holds out thoy
win stay in office. When they go, as
SOOner or later they must, it will ITOt
be with their own consent.
Wickersham drew tho railroad bill
now pending before congress, and how
that measure is regarded by the In
, d( pendent press or the country may
)»■■ gathered from the followinn editor
ial of the Indianapolis Nous:
"All example of tho plain speaking
! is tho Comment on this of the Kansas
City Star, whose editor and owner la
a personal mem' of tho president,
and. thc<usli a low tariff man, was his
ordiai supporter. The star wants to
know if the president dees not know
that this bill as drawn by Mr. \\ id.
eraham lessens Instead of Increases
the control of the rends by the X""
I eminent; licenses rate agreements
I through the more flllne- of ,i rnny with
I the commission! that this feature was
I so raw that Aldrlch and hi* followers j
Ballinger Makes Not Unusual Error
of Keeping Public Business Private
(ORkiaini inquirer.)
MR. BALLINGER Imagines that
the business lie, as secretary of
the Interior, Is transacting is his
own private business, not the business
of the people of the United States.
I Therefore he is HURiy tit the stenog
rapher, Kerby, because the latter told
the people of Jhe country what Mr.
Balllnger, an employe of the people,
did In a matter In which the peopl ■.
having H dire. : interest in it. have
a ri^ht to know all about. Kerby, like
Balllnger, re elvea his Balary [rom the
people of the country, lie transacted
the buslm ss of the people, not Bal
llnger'a private business. Therefore it
was his duty to tell the people, his
employe rs, what happened in Bal
llnger's office when the latter was be
traying find trying to deceive the peo
ple, his and Balllnger's employers, Bal
linger thinks differently. So he dis
missed Kerb" from the public service,
hist as, and for the .same reason that
the president dismissed Glavii, Pli
chot Price and Shaw, These di..missals
are notice to all government employes
that they are expected to be deaf, blind
and dumb to their superiors 1 betrayals
Of the public interest.
In his letter of dismissal, Ballinger
tell.s Kerby that he is dismissed be
cnuso he Is "unworthy to remain m
the public service. "Divulging," to the
, übile "Information obtained" a.« a
public official. "In the confidents re-
Crane's Bias Is Made to Masquerade
As Truth Derived from Investigation
RT. Crane of Chicago has written
a ho,,k on the BUbJect of educa
• tlon. The title of it is "Utility
of All Kinds of Higher Schooling: An
Investigation." The purpose of it is
to show that nothing but the rudi
mentary training of the mind is of
any use whatever, if the mind to be
trained Is to devote its energies to
the solution of business problems.
Mr Crane himself is a successful
nianul.teturer. As such he may speak
with authority upon the requtuities m
money making; and knowing these, he
seeks to square all of th« aim and
purpose of education with Just that
one supremo aim. Ho determines that
the education which will brlnpr the
most m..noy is the- successful educa
tion, and that all other education is
usfd'oss and of no avail.
Mr Crane made his Investigation by
means of letters addressed to college
presidents, alumni and business em
ployers. Ho BOUghi in those letters
Harvester Trust Partially Responsible
for the High Prices of Necessaries
cSan Fram-iurn Journal of Commerce.)
THE International Harvester com
pany, hotter known to the far
mers and politicians aa the "har
vester trust," was credited with a
share if the responsibility for hiph
, rices by J. B. Power, a wealthy
farmer ••■'■ Power, N. D.. at the hearing
■in high prices before the senate com
mittee.
The trust i»it only has advam ed
prices hut ha« become arbitrary and
exclusive Mr. Power declared that
harvester agents In the halcyon days
before competition was stifled pursued
the farmers and the price of a good
harvesting machine was »98. Now a
farmer pays »130 and lias to look tor
the trust's representative when he
would purchase.
"Before the trust w:'s formed, ho
gaid, -l used to go to Fargo and look
around for binder*. There were sev-
Unrelenting War Should Be Waged
on the Disease-Breeding House Fly
II elvimi on the adage that "an
ounce of mother's Wit is worth
V a pound of doctor's learn
ing," the Chicago health department
has undertaken a crusade of more mod
ern Invention. In a oiroular recently
Issued by the department, the people
or Chicago are warned that there Is no
merit in the ancient theory that one
must "eat a peck of dirt" in a life
time, and that it is not necessary to
follow such a diet even In Chicago. The
claim is denied that "people were
healthier in the good old day," nor
will the department admit that ' the
stout child Is healthy." Such homely
doctrines a* "• goat fceeps ■ stable
healthful" and "gas works are good
for consumption" are denounced as
dangerous heresies.
Bui the custodians of < hlcago's
health do not shatter old-time nos
trums without venturing valuable sub
stitutes, and these are compiled In al
most as pithy and easiiy-asslmuilat.il
form as the discarded epigrams, in
changed li technically as soon as they
Haw It; that this change was only
technical and left the way open for
unrestricted rate making, and that
the Insurgents overthrew Aldrlch at
al. on this Issue because the bill did
not express the policy whlcn had been
advocated by Roosevelt, Indorsed by
Tnft and promised by the Republican
platform."
Wlckirshntn was a corporation law
yer before ho became a politician. He
is a corporation lawyer still In spirit,
and his political ventures have not
been conspicuously successful, Indeed
those have been chiefly confined to his
Impudent attempt to read out of tho
Republican party the men In whom
I the most enlightened sentiment of the
party places its hopes for decent gov
ernment. The Republican party con
stituted as Wlekersham would have It
| would consist wholly of Aldrich and
the discredited Ran* of politicians who
follow him and take orders from the
interests.
Mr. Wickersham wants the Republl
enn pnrty to bo Into the forthcoming
campaign bound hand and foot and
I holly committed in policy, to the. Al
ilrl' crowd. Mr. Ta!'t must be blind
I Indeed to tho condition of public sen
i timent did he not know that the
1 course would amount to party mii
' i i.ir. ■\Vlckersham cannot read any
i body out of the party. He is not en
! dowod with powers of political oxcom
i n-i iini.'» lien and th'u !« fortunate, for
the future of the Republican party
■ rests with the insurgents.
latlona of b. stenographer to the seers*
i.uy ■>!' the Interior, who is a public
servant, Is the principal reason Hai
llnger gives for sending Kerby to Join
Glavls, Plnchot, Shaw ami Price.
Balllnger says that Kerby gave this
Information "to those whom you know
are wrongfully spoking to brinpr re
proach upon the administration and in
jure me." As Kerby gave bis Infor
mation to his employers, the people of
the country, Ballinger, an employe of
it- c same people, evidently is of the.
opinion that the people are "wrongfully
seeking to briiitf reproach upon the,
administration and Injure me." Bal
linger, like all of his kind, looks upon
tin people with contempt and de.sires
to keep them In Hip dark concerning
what transpires in his office. Why?
There can be but one answer: Because
his acts as a public official will not
bear the light of day. but are opposed
to the interests Of the people.
Balllnser says Kerby was "treneher
ous" to him. He would have betrayed
the people as Bellinger has betrayed
them had he kept to himself his knowl
|g P or Ballinger'a dark lantern acts
Bgalnßt the people.
Balllnger's dismissal of and abuse or
Kerby is complimentary to Kerby. It
ghows thai he is a different kind of a
man from R-illlnpter.
The president, however, continues
Balllnger In office, defends him, ex
presses confidence in him!
(Humbniii t Time*.)
justification and support of n theory
to the effect that college education was
detrimental to business and success,
and K"in K further, and as a special
department of the work he had In
hand, he sought to show that, to use
his own language, "all technical and
special education is likewise a snare
and a delusion." The work that he
submits is interesting reading, if for
nothing more than its Ingenuous
revelations as to the biased methods
of collecting data, and the rather
clever self-assuranca with which the
biased conclusion It eel out as the
truth of impartial investigation. The
work it is needless to Bay, will never
be an authority, but it will he a
curiosity to an intelligent reader.
It is nnt the work Itself that is so
remarkable. The more remarkable
fact is that a man who lias lieen suc
cessful as a manufacturer of million
aire activities should be so out of touch
with all other departments of the world
save Ids own.
oral agents who worn anxious to sell
me their particular kind. After £
bought one they sent out an expert
to iit nil and tn Bee that ii worked
all risht. They also provided some ex
tra* tor use In case any parts broke.
unexpectedly. The expert would stay
■ill day to ice that the machine worked
nil rifilit.
"Now I «" into Fargo, and thorp is
only one place t.> buy. I have to pay
their pri<v. When I ask for an expert
they tell me I outfit to know enough
about a binder to set it up myself, and
that they have no expert available.
There arc no provisions for extras.
When I break a blade or other small
part r have to drive several nillos, and
the machine will ho idle for a day or a
dfay and a half while the local apont is
getting the part from the head office.
"That's where the trouhlo is— there
I is no competition."
(San Franelsro Pout)
lieu of the gasworks as a remedy for
tuberculosis, the. Chicago "healthgram"
reads: "Open windows close the door
to consumption," while another ad
vises: "Your, lungs can't be washed
out, but they can be aired. '
War is declared on the house-fly, and
the timely season for the campaign Is
urged In the counsel, "One fly .watted
In May Is equal to 1,000,000 swatted in
July." The careful housewife is warned
that "Floods of sunshine In the homo
may fade the carpets, but they put the
bloom of health on your cheeks."
While it is impossible to predict that
Chicago's healthgrams will endure as
long as their heretical ancestors. It la
certain that some of them at least de
serve more lasting fame. The atten
tion of the Ignorant and careless may
often be caught by a homely phrase
that sums up the wisdom of many
leaned treatises, It is safe to say that
one Chicago hoalthgram will do more
good than a dozen of the scientific and
statistical bulletins in which the ex
perience, wisdom and recommendation
of most health departments arc usually
concealed. ; . ,;■